https://apnews.com/6dd33b4234634079821e5825f112e85bWASHINGTON (AP) ó Investigators working for special counsel Robert Mueller have interviewed one of President Donald Trumpís closest friends and confidants, California real estate investor Tom Barrack, The Associated Press has learned.

Barrack was interviewed as part of the federal investigation of possible coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia in the 2016 election, according to three people familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations.

The specific topics covered in questions from Muellerís team were not immediately clear.

One of the people who spoke to AP said the questioning focused entirely on two officials from Trumpís campaign who have been indicted by Mueller: Trumpís former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and Manafortís longtime deputy, Rick Gates. Gates agreed to plead guilty to federal conspiracy and false-statement charges in February and began cooperating with investigators.

This person said Barrack was interviewed ďmonths agoĒ and was asked a few questions about Gatesí work on Trumpís inaugural committee, which Barrack chaired, and but there were no questions about the money raised by that committee.

A second person with knowledge of the Barrack interview said the questioning was broader and did include financial matters about the campaign, the transition and Trumpís inauguration in January 2017.

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